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The response of the Ministry of Justice to the request of the President of the National Judicial Council has attached to this article.

The letter sent to the Minister of Justice by the President of the National Judicial Council is attached to this article.

At its meeting on 3 December 2024, the National Judicial Council (OBT) issued the following statement: 

„Dr. Péter Szabó, President of the OBT, resigned today from his position as President. The OBT, in the light of the published opinions of the judiciary and judicial staff, records the following. 

President Mr. Szabo,

The Minister of Justice Dr. Bence Tuzson, the President of the Curia Dr. Zs. András Varga, the President of the National Judicial Office Dr. György Barna Senyei and the President of the National Judicial Council Dr. Péter Szabó signed the quadrilateral agreement between the bodies on November 22, 2024.

The National Judiciary Council attended the conference entitled “Developing the administration of justice through innovation” organized by the European Academy of Law (ERA) in Brussels on 8 November 2024 as part of the European Forum of Legal Professions.

At the invitation of the President of Hungary, Dr. Tamás Sulyok, the members of the National Judicial Council visited the Sándor Palace on 5 November 2024.

At the invitation of the President of the Szeged Court of Justice, Dr. Tünde Vida-Sós, and the President of the Szeged Tribunal, Dr. Attila Bálind, Dr. Péter Szabó, President of the National Judicial Council, met and held an informal discussion with judges and judicial employees in Szeged on 4 November 2024.

On October 29, 2024, Dr. Péter Szabó, President of the National Judicial Council, handed over the document appointing Dr. Katalin Éva Farkas, President of the Court of Second Instance acting under the Curia, as President of the Court from October 3, 2024 to September 4, 2027.

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